Too Much

zoe and esme are joined by pop culture connoisseur, newly single hot person, and love is blind expert…. eva. zoe and eva think zack deserves a break. esme dives into the complexities of jackelina and marshall. this episode is full of hot takes and offers an opinionated recap leading up to the altar. also zoe roasts irina and keeps saying “grody.”

the masturbation episode! listen to find out why esme finds quebec history erotic. zoe dedicates her first orgasm to gwyneth paltrow. she questions if her relationship with masturbation was unhealthy. esme wonders why she is still holding on to so much shame. side note: let’s get better at fingering.

this episode is super annoying... definitely do not listen to it. zoe and esme discuss sports for 45 minutes. in an attempt to expand their audience, the girls talk about hockey, basketball, and football. they share their uninformed perspectives and speculate about the rules. zoe gossips about the players' girlfriends and esme keeps bringing up lesbian sex for no reason. overall, a very fun episode that is not for the faint of heart. enjoyyy xx zoo bee zoo bisous

this might be the drunkest and most chaotic episode of too much. zoe and esme are joined by former domino’s employee kevin. get ready to hear about a marriage falling apart, kevin kissing his prof and an homage to miley cyrus. kevin tells them what it was like to come out as a twelve-year-old in 2004. they argue whether unrequited love is real love. the girls are thrilled to learn that bathhouses are comparable to laser tag. kevin admits he was briefly engaged. mostly, they give each other terrible advice.

there are consequences in the business of self-exposure. zoe and esme grapple with the vulnerability in believing you deserve an audience. they talk about what it’s like to have your inner world up for discussion. zoe feels like the cost of being liked by everyone is too high. esme is a libra people pleaser. breaking news: zoe doesn’t believe in love anymore. 

three close friends sacrifice their boyfriends for zoe and esme’s entertainment. jhian, jonah, and noah thoughtfully tell them how they met and fell in love with their girlfriends. marriage? kids? would you stay with her if she committed manslaughter? the girls ask all the important questions. 

when someone tells you to get as drunk as humanly possible, you listen. zoe and her roommate isabella tell esme about their messiest night together. how many random people were kissed? more importantly, how many random people were shared? the answer remains unclear. isabella encourages her dad to listen. esme wonders why she is suddenly attracting chaos. zoe finishes writing the first draft of a play. they discuss the difference between writing conversations about sex and the act itself. can you do justice to something so mystical? 

sometimes, you just need a random man to tell you you’re pretty. zoe and esme are joined by esme’s breakup buddy christina to discuss the role male validation has played in their heartbreak journeys. when the feelings are too big and scary, distract yourself! they get deep and existential. where would they all be without their reply guys? esme gets frustrated that despite all her begging, she’s still never dated a magician. zoo bee zoo bisous bisous. 

this week, zoe interviews a special guest about her abortion. we get a glimpse into her relationship and how the abortion affected her understanding of motherhood. surprise! she had morning sickness. zoe learns the ins and outs of abortion clinic etiquette and gives unsolicited advice about acceptance over time. this isn’t a big scary dramatic story! it’s one person's experience zoo bee zoo bisous xxxx 

zoe and esme discuss how they connect and disconnect from their bodies. they ask themselves if pain is the only thing that makes us feel alive. tangents include grieving a vibrator, how to take advantage of men with plan b, begging paul mescal to come on the pod to shit talk phoebe bridgers, and a misogynist questionnaire. zoo bee zoo bisous bisous.